The Hot Fuzz and Baby Driver director recently shared his “100 Favourite Comedies” list on popular film social network, Letterboxd (via Indiewire). Before opening his parcel, Wright offered a little heartfelt message, jokingly stating that none of his own films are on the list. Here’s Wright’s list in chronological order:
Safety Last (dir. Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor; 1923)2. Our Hospitality (dir. Buster Keaton, John G. Blystone; 1923)3. The Gold Rush (dir. Charlie Chaplin; 1925)4. The Circus (dir. Charlie Chaplin; 1928)5. Steamboat Bill Jr. (dir. Buster Keaton, Charles Reisner; 1928)6. The Cameraman (dir. Buster Keaton, Edward Sedgwick; 1928)7. City Lights (dir. Charlie Chaplin; 1931)
Monkey Business (dir. Norman Z. McLeod; 1931)9. The Music Box (dir. James Parrott; 1932)10. Duck Soup (dir. Leo McCarey; 1933)11. Sons of the Desert (dir. William A. Seiter; 1933)12. The Thin Man (dir. W.S. Van Dyke; 1934)13. A Night at the Opera (dir. Sam Wood; 1935)14. The Awful Truth (dir. Leo McCarey; 1937)15. Bringing Up Baby (dir. Howard Hanks; 1938)16. The Bank Dick (dir. Edward F. Cline; 1940)17. Sullivan’s Travels (dir. Preston Sturges; 1941)18. Road to Morocco (dir. David Butler; 1942)19. Jour de Fete (dir. Jacques Tati; 1949)20. Kind Hearts and Coronets (dir. Robert Hamer; 1949)21. Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (dir. Jacques Tati; 1953)22. The Ladykillers (dir. Alexander Mackendrick; 1955)23. The Court Jester (dir. Melvin Frank, Norman Panama; 1955)24. Mon Oncle (dir. Jacques Tati; 1958)25. Some Like It Hot (dir. Billy Wilder; 1959)26. A Bucket of Blood (dir. Roger Corman; 1959)27. The Apartment (dir. Billy Wilder; 1960)28. Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (dir. Stanley Kubrick; 1964)
A Shot in the Dark (dir. Blake Edwards; 1964)30. The Producers (dir. Mel Brooks; 1967)31. The Firemen’s Ball (dir. Milos Forman; 1967)32. The Graduate (dir. Mike Nichols; 1967)33. Take the Money and Run (dir. Woody Allen; 1969)34. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (dir. Paul Mazursky; 1969)35. Where’s Poppa? (dir. Carl Reiner; 1970)36. A New Leaf (dir. Elaine May; 1971)37. Bananas (dir. Woody Allen; 1971)38. Harold and Maude (dir. Hal Ashby; 1971)39. What’s Up Doc? (dir. Peter Bogdanovich; 1972)40. Play It Again, Sam (dir. Herbert Ross; 1972)41. The Heartbreak Kid (dir. Elaine May; 1972)42. Sleeper (dir. Woody Allen; 1973)43. Blazing Saddles (dir. Mel Brooks; 1974)44. Young Frankenstein (dir. Mel Brooks; 1974)45. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (dir. Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones; 1975)
Nuts in May (dir. Mike Leigh; 1976)47. Annie Hall (dir. Woody Allen; 1977)48. Animal House (dir. John Landis; 1978)49. Life of Brian (dir. Terry Jones; 1979)50. The Jerk (dir. Carl Reiner; 1979)51. Being There (dir. Hal Ashby; 1979)52. The Blues Brothers (dir. John Landis; 1980)53. Airplane! (dir. Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams; 1980)54. Gregory’s Girl (dir. Bill Forsyth; 1981)55. Tootsie (dir. Sydney Pollack; 1982)56. Trading Places (dir. John Landis; 1983)57. The Man with Two Brains (dir. Carl Reiner; 1983)58. Risky Business (dir. Paul Brickman; 1983)59. This Is Spinal Tap (dir. Rob Reiner; 1984)60. Top Secret! (dir. Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams; 1984)61. Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (dir. Tim Burton; 1985)62. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (dir. John Hughes; 1986)
Raising Arizona (dir. Joel Coen; 1987)64. Evil Dead II (dir. Sam Raimi; 1987)65. Withnail & I (dir. Bruce Robinson; 1987)66. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (dir. John Hughes; 1987)67. Beetlejuice (dir. Tim Burton; 1987)68. Heathers (dir. Michael Lehmann; 1987)69. The Naked Gun: From The Files of Police Squad! (dir. David Zucker; 1988)70. L.A. Story (dir. Mick Jackson; 1991)71. Delicatessen (dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro; 1991)72. Groundhog Day (dir. Harold Ramis; 1993)73. Citizen Ruth (dir. Alexander Payner; 1996)74. Bottle Rocket (dir. Wes Anderson; 1996)75. Waiting for Guffman (dir. Christopher Guest; 1996)76. Rushmore (dir. Wes Anderson; 1998)77. Election (dir. Alexander Payne; 1999)78. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (dir. Trey Parker; 1999)79. Being John Malkovich (dir. Spike Jonze; 1999)80. Best in Show (dir. Christopher Guest; 2000)81. Songs from the Second Floor (dir. Roy Andersson; 2000)82. Shaolin Soccer (dir. Stephen Chow; 2001)
School of Rock (dir. Richard Linklater; 2003)84. Windy City Heat (dir. Bobcat Goldthwait; 2003)85. Kung Fu Hustle (dir. Stephen Chow; 2004)86. Napoleon Dynamite (dir. Jared Hess; 2004)87. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (dir. Adam McKay; 2004)88. Team America: World Police (dir. Trey Parker; 2004)89. Sideways (dir. Alexander Payne; 2004)90. Idiocracy (dir. Mike Judge; 2006)91. You, the Living (dir. Roy Andersson; 2007)92. Superbad (dir. Greg Mottola; 2007)93. Le Donk and Scor-Zay-Zee (dir. Shane Meadows; 2009)94. The Trip (dir. Michael Winterbottom; 2010)95. What We Do In The Shadows (dir. Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement; 2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (dir. Wes Anderson; 2014)97. They Came Together (dir. David Wain; 2014)98. Mistress America (dir. Noah Baumbach; 2015)99. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (dir. Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone; 2016)100. One Cut of the Dead (dir. Shinichiro Ueda; 2017) Exhibits 34 and 100 both appear on Gunn’s list as well. So, if you have already watched them, why not throw in a twang of Scott Pilgrim in there? Feeling apocalyptic? Shaun of The Dead might be the way to go… Considering that we have an additional 14 days of restricted movement, a 100-comedy binge should be a big-mood-cheer-up. Anyway, crash, snack, and have fun!
